Mali national football team

Mali

Nickname(s)	Les Aigles (The Eagles)
Association	Fédération Malienne de Football
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Head coach	Stephen Keshi
Captain	Mahamadou Diarra
Home stadium	Stade 26 mars
FIFA code	MLI
FIFA ranking	47
Highest FIFA ranking	35 (March 2007)
Lowest FIFA ranking	117 (October 2001)
Elo ranking	60
Highest Elo ranking	42 (1971)
Lowest Elo ranking	127 (September 1996)
Home colours Away colours
First international
Mali 4 – 3 Central African Rep. (Madagascar; 13 April 1960)
Biggest win
Mali 6 – 0 Mauritania (Mali; 1 May 1975)
Biggest defeat
Algeria 7 - 0 Mali (Algeria; 13 November 1988) Kuwait 8 – 1 Mali (Kuwait City, Kuwait; 5 September 1997)
African Nations Cup
Appearances	5 (First in 1972)
Best result	Second place, 1972

Players from the Mali national squad warm up before the Mali-Lithuania friendly at Stade de Marville - La Courneuve (France), 6 February 2007.

The Mali national football team, nicknamed Les Aigles (The Eagles), is the national team of Mali and is controlled by the Fédération Malienne de Football. They have never qualified for the World Cup finals, including the most recent competition in South Africa 2010.

History

Despite not playing their first actual World Cup qualifier until 2000, Mali has a long and colourful football history.

In 1972, a team containing stars like Kidian Diallo as well as Salif Keita, Fantamady Keita and Bako Toure (all three either played or would play top-flight football in France) reached the African Nations Cup final but lost 3-2 to Congo.

Further appearances in the Nations Cup eluded them until 1994, but noteworthy stars of the 70s and 80s included Drissa "Poker" Traore, Gaoussou Samaké, Mohamed Djila and Abdoulaye Kaloga.

In 1994, a side containing goalkeeper Osumane Farota (who was voted the tournament's outstanding goalkeeper) and midfielder Pathé Diallo stunned hosts Tunisia in their opening match and went on to reach the semi-finals.

Since 2002, Mali has re-emerged as a significant force in African football, but Nations Cup success and World Cup qualification has eluded them so far.

In March 2005, riots broke out in Bamako after Mali lost a World Cup qualifier to Togo, 2-1 on a last minute goal.

Mali Football Achievements

Amilcar Cabral Cup :

• 3 Times Champion (1989, 1997, 2007)
• 4 Times Runners-up

World Cup record

• 1930 to 1962 - Did not enter
• 1966 - Withdrew
• 1970 to 1990 - Did not enter
• 1994 - Withdrew
• 1998 - Withdrew
• 2002 to 2010- Did not qualify

African Nations Cup record

• 1957 to 1963 - Did not enter
• 1965 to 1970 - Did not qualify
• 1972 - Second place
• 1974 - Did not qualify
• 1976 - Did not qualify
• 1978 - Disqualified
• 1980 - Did not enter
• 1982 to 1986 - Did not qualify
• 1988 - Withdrew
• 1990 - Did not qualify
• 1992 - Did not qualify
• 1994 - Fourth place
• 1996 - Did not qualify
• 1998 - Did not qualify
• 2000 - Did not qualify
• 2002 - Fourth place
• 2004 - Fourth place
• 2006 - Did not qualify
• 2008 - Round 1
• 2010 - Qualified

Current squad

The following players were called for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifyier against Ghana on 14 November 2009.

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club 1 GK Mahamadou Sidibè 8 October 1978 (1978-10-08) (age 31) 90 0 Omonoia 16 GK Oumar Sissoko 13 September 1987 (1987-09-13) (age 22) 2 0 Metz GK Soumbeïla Diakité 25 August 1984 (1984-08-25) (age 25) 8 0 Stade Malien 2 DF Ousmane Berthé 5 February 1988 (1988-02-05) (age 21) 1 0 Jomo Cosmos 3 DF Adama Tamboura 18 May 1985 (1985-05-18) (age 24) 28 0 Helsingborg 4 DF Adama Coulibaly 9 October 1980 (1980-10-09) (age 29) 46 1 Auxerre 5 DF Abdoulaye Maïga 25 May 1984 (1984-05-25) (age 25) 1 0 Stade Malien 18 DF Bakary Soumaré 9 November 1985 (1985-11-09) (age 24) 4 0 Boulogne DF Mahamadou Mariko 23 March 1987 (1987-03-23) (age 22) 1 0 Djoliba 6 MF Lassana Fané 1 January 1985 (1985-01-01) (age 24) 4 1 Al-Merreikh 11 MF Sidi Yaya Keita 20 March 1985 (1985-03-20) (age 24) 9 3 Xerez 13 MF Abdoulaye Traoré 0 0 USFAS Bamako 14 MF Drissa Diakité 18 February 1985 (1985-02-18) (age 24) 16 0 Nice 15 MF Lassine Diarra 10 April 1989 (1989-04-10) (age 20) 1 0 Djoliba 17 MF Mustapha Yatabaré 26 January 1986 (1986-01-26) (age 23) 2 1 Clermont MF Samba Sow 29 April 1989 (1989-04-29) (age 20) 1 0 Lens MF Bakaye Traoré 6 March 1985 (1985-03-06) (age 24) 3 0 Nancy MF Cheick Sadhibou Touré 16 January 1984 (1984-01-16) (age 25) 0 0 Stade Malien 7 FW Tenema N'Diaye 13 February 1981 (1981-02-13) (age 28) 7 0 Nantes 8 FW Mamadou Diallo 17 April 1982 (1982-04-17) (age 27) 29 6 Le Havre 9 FW Mamadou Bagayoko 21 May 1979 (1979-05-21) (age 30) 18 1 Nice 10 FW Modibo Maïga 3 September 1986 (1986-09-03) (age 23) 9 1 Le Mans 12 FW Bakary Coulibaly 11 April 1984 (1984-04-11) (age 25) 0 0 El-Masry FW Abdoulaye Sissoko 20 May 1984 (1984-05-20) (age 25) 0 0 Stade Malien

Recent call ups

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club GK Almamy Sogoba 16 April 1986 (1986-04-16) (age 23) 0 0 Real Bamako GK Cheikh Oumar Bathily (WCQ v. Sudan, 22 June) 10 October 1982 (1982-10-10) (age 27) Djoliba DF Boubacar Koné 21 August 1984 (1984-08-21) (age 25) 11 0 Maghreb Fez DF Cheick Oumar Ballo 1 0 Korofina DF Bassirou Bamba (WCQ v. Sudan, 22 June) 0 0 Bamako DF Kalifa Cissé (WCQ v. Sudan, 22 June) 1 September 1981 (1981-09-01) (age 28) 1 0 Reading DF Moussa Coulibaly (WCQ v. Sudan, 22 June) 19 May 1981 (1981-05-19) (age 28) 4 1 Algiers DF Kalilou Doumbia 25 January 1982 (1982-01-25) (age 27) 1 0 Djoliba DF Zoumana Doumbia 1 0 Jeanne D'Arc DF Cédric Kanté 6 August 1979 (1979-08-06) (age 30) 25 0 Panathinaikos DF Koman Bily Keïta 1 0 Jeanne D'Arc DF Amadou Sidibé 19 February 1986 (1986-02-19) (age 23) 8 0 Auxerre DF Sammy Traoré 25 February 1976 (1976-02-25) (age 33) 15 0 Paris Saint-Germain DF Souleymane Diamoutene 30 January 1983 (1983-01-30) (age 26) 41 1 Bari DF Djimi Traoré 1 March 1980 (1980-03-01) (age 29) 5 1 Monaco MF Sambou Yatabaré 2 March 1989 (1989-03-02) (age 20) 1 0 Caen MF Mohamed Sissoko 22 January 1985 (1985-01-22) (age 24) 26 2 Juventus MF Souleymane Dembélé 3 September 1984 (1984-09-03) (age 25) 12 0 Djoliba MF Cheick Fantamady Diarra 1 0 Centre Salif Keita MF Mahamadou Diarra 18 May 1981 (1981-05-18) (age 28) 53 2 Real Madrid MF Djibril Sidibé (WCQ v. Congo, 7 September) 23 March 1982 (1982-03-23) (age 27) 42 4 Sedan MF Oumar Sidibé 1 0 Real Bamako MF Aboubacar Tambadou 20 August 1980 (1980-08-20) (age 29) 3 0 Stade Malien MF Abdou Traoré (WCQ v. Sudan, 22 June) 17 January 1988 (1988-01-17) (age 21) 1 0 Bordeaux MF Bassala Touré 21 February 1976 (1976-02-21) (age 33) 37 4 Levadiakos MF Bakary Diakité 9 November 1980 (1980-11-09) (age 29) 2 0 Frankfurt MF Mahamadou Dissa 18 May 1979 (1979-05-18) (age 30) 15 2 Roeselare MF Alphousseyni Keita 3 September 1985 (1985-09-03) (age 24) 6 1 Le Mans MF Soumaïla Coulibaly 15 April 1978 (1978-04-15) (age 31) 39 7 Frankfurt MF Seydou Keita 16 January 1980 (1980-01-16) (age 29) 51 13 Barcelona MF Mahamane El-Hadji Traoré 31 August 1988 (1988-08-31) (age 21) 9 0 Nice FW Sékou Camara 1 1 Centre Salif Keita FW Amadou Diamouténé 1 1 Bamako FW Mamady Sidibé (WCQ v. Congo, 7 September) 18 December 1979 (1979-12-18) (age 30) 12 0 Stoke City FW Founéké Sy 1 0 Nassaji Mazandaran FW Cheïbane Traoré 1 0 Dugowolofila FW Dramane Traoré 17 June 1982 (1982-06-17) (age 27) 26 6 Kuban Krasnodar Moussa Camara Sigui FW Jimmy Kébé 19 January 1984 (1984-01-19) (age 25) 2 0 Reading FW Cheick Diabaté 25 April 1988 (1988-04-25) (age 21) 7 1 Nancy FW Frédéric Kanouté 2 September 1977 (1977-09-02) (age 32) 35 21 Sevilla FW Mamadou Samassa 1 May 1986 (1986-05-01) (age 23) 1 1 Valenciennes FW Sigamary Diarra 10 January 1984 (1984-01-10) (age 25) 4 0 Lorient

References

• French Language Wikipedia Article fr:Équipe du Mali de football, retrieved 2008-03-04.
• www.footmali.comtout sur le football Malien
• Mali at the FIFA website.
• www.malifootball.com/
• Mali: Historic Results of Men's International Matches. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, retrieved 2008-03-04.

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